What's difference between Love Shyness And Social Anxiety?
Loveshyness can all too often be passed of as a symptom of a more general pattern of social anxiety. Loveshyness has been ignored by the psychological community at large. It has not been included as a diagnosis in the DSM-IV, a database of current psychological diagnoses. However, social anxiety disorder is prominently featured. The problem is that many love-shys do not exhibit the signs of traditional social anxiety disorder, and often have their own specialized issues. The DSM-IV categorizes social anxiety as: A persistent fear of unfamiliar social situations in which the individual may be open to scrutiny. The individual fears they will embarrass or humiliate themselves The individual experiences intense anxiety in social situations, which may devolve into panic attacks. The fear is unreasonable or excessive. The individual avoids these stressful situations. By avoiding these social situations, the individual incurs consequences whic...